Upholsterer

Upholsterer

Location: Northampton
Pay Rate: £13.50 per hour
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 6:30am - 3:00pm

The Opportunity

We are currently recruiting for an experienced and detail-oriented Upholsterer on behalf of our client, a company specialising in high-quality upholstered products.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with practical upholstery skills who takes pride in their workmanship and enjoys working in a fast-paced production environment. The successful candidate will play an important role in ensuring products are completed to a consistently high standard and in line with daily production targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Upholstering products across the company's full product range to the highest quality standards.

• Following daily production plans to ensure work is completed efficiently and on schedule.

• Fitting webbing into seats and preparing frames for upholstery.

• Covering frames with fabric using a variety of techniques, including stitching, stapling, tacking and gluing.

• Using upholstery tools and equipment safely and effectively.

• Maintaining excellent attention to detail throughout the production process.

• Working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure the smooth running of production operations.

• Identifying opportunities to improve processes, efficiency and product quality.

• Maintaining a clean, tidy and safe working environment.

Skills and Experience Required

• Previous upholstery experience, including gluing and fabric application.

• A strong eye for detail and a commitment to producing high-quality work.

• Comfortable using a variety of upholstery tools and equipment.

• Good practical and manual skills.

• Physically capable of lifting, pulling, moving and manipulating materials and products.

• A reliable and hardworking attitude.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• A flexible approach and willingness to support the wider production team when required.

Pay, Hours and Benefits

• Pay rate: £13.50 per hour.

• Working hours: Monday to Friday, 6:30am - 3:00pm.

• Overtime: Time and a quarter during the week and time and a half at weekends.

• Annual leave: 25 days' holiday plus 8 bank holidays.

• Christmas shutdown period.

Additional Benefits

The successful candidate will also have access to a range of employee benefits, including:

• Offering GP access, shopping discounts and other benefits.

• Free hot drinks.

• Cycle to Work Scheme, with an allowance of £500 per annum.

• Monthly Employee Star Award worth £100.

• Birthday voucher worth £20.

• Monthly bonus of £100-£150.

• Annual bonus of up to 5% of salary, dependent on business performance.

• Regular employee social events.

How to Apply

If you have upholstery experience, excellent attention to detail and are looking for your next opportunity, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today with your CV or call (phone number removed) and ask for Holly.

Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Thanks for your application. Due to the high level of responses we are currently receiving, whilst we endeavour to contact everyone, sometimes we are unable to. If you have not heard from us within 10 working days of making your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.